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Environmental Impact Statements
Draft Environmental Impact Statement from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) – August 2009
Executive Summary and Table of Contents
Complete DEIS in PDF Format (.pdf 38M)
One-page Summary of What the DEIS Says (.pdf 478K)
Environmental Safety Studies on Mining in Southeast Idaho
Public Health Assessment for Southeast Idaho Phosphate Mining Resource Areas in Hannock, Bear Lake, Bingham and Caribou Counties from the U.S. Agency of Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
This study was prepared in February 2006 and concluded “the Southeast Idaho Phosphate Mining Resource Area as a no apparent public health hazard.”
ATSDR Study in PDF – 1.88 MB
Area Wide Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment from the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality
This study was prepared in December 2002 and concluded: “There is a low probability of significant human health effects in the region based on current conditions, existing exposure pathways, and observed concentrations of chemicals.”
AWHHAERA in PDF - 63 MB
Fact Sheets and Useful Resources
Selenium Fact Sheet from the Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
ATSDR Fact Sheet in PDF – 90K
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare Factsheet on Selenium
IDHW - 3 pages in PDF - 110K
EPA factsheet on Selenium
EPA summary factsheet on selenium and drinking water
EPA fact sheet Web page- 2 pages in PDF - 41K
Idaho State University Southeast Idaho Selenium Information System Web site
Blackfoot Bridge and U.S. Farmers (.pdf 377K)
The Economics of Monsanto's Mining Operations (.pdf 419K)
Blackfoot Bridge: A New Way to Mine (.pdf 545K)
It’s Your Right to Write (.pdf 1.2M)
What Others are Saying
Mining Monsanto Style from the Idaho State Journal (July 12, 2009)
Thinking about the Future from the Idaho Falls Post Register (July 30, 2009)
Ag Groups Endorse Proposed Monsanto Mine from the Idaho Business Review (September 20, 2009)
Mine Support from the Caribou County Sun (September 17, 2009)
